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Setting labels used: mirror world, urban fantasy setting, contemporary-feeling world, magic cities, floating mirrored cities, dystopian world, chaos magic, secret past civilization, time-stilled city, fantasy realm
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A girl and her friend stumble into alternate London, where prophecy goes wrong and the unlikely hero must save the city.
Why this is here
Setting labels: London · alternate world · parallel city · urban fantasy setting · mirror city · discarded world · fictional city · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1426
A sky prince and a ground-born goddess collide across a divided world, forcing them to confront prophecy, power, and forbidden love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: floating city · sky realm · surface world · parallel worlds · fantasy world · science-fantasy world · post-split society · ancient divide
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1552
Nicci, Nathan, and Bannon reach a hidden city where magic, slavery, and rebellion threaten Nathan’s chance to regain his power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: imaginary places · secondary world · Old World · hidden city · time-shrouded city · magic kingdom · dystopian city · post-isolation society · fantasy empire
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1608
A grieving young wizard and his partner race to rescue an autistic prodigy trapped in a dangerous magical ordeal.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary fantasy · magical worlds · mindscape · internal landscape · school-age world · urban fantasy setting · otherworld travel · Dream setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1646
A slacker from Earth is recruited into a magical city where dreams, banter, and casework reshape his life.
Why this is here
Setting labels: parallel world · magical city · urban fantasy setting · dream world · alternate reality · fictional kingdom · bureaucratic magic · daily magic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1651
Four lonely strangers discover a hidden city that can only be reached through sex, dreams, and a permanent map on the skin.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dreamlike city · hidden city · underworld city · parallel world · between waking and dreaming · urban fantasy setting · global contemporary cities · adult fantasy world · surreal cityscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1659
A career-spanning anthology of dark fantasy, fairy-tale retellings, and series stories, including two new tales from The Others.
Why this is here
Setting labels: multiple worlds · alternate realms · urban fantasy setting · contemporary fantasy · postapocalyptic setting · future setting · sea coast · small town feel · spacefaring setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1662
A runaway teen wakes between Earth and a hidden world, where her secret power could save—or doom—both realities.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · Terra · alternate reality · contemporary setting · fantasy realm · parallel worlds · urban fantasy setting · mythic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1683
In a finale of mirrored worlds and hidden messages, three siblings race to stop mind control from overtaking both worlds.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate world · parallel worlds · fictional world · dystopian world · mirror worlds · good world vs bad world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1702
A transported hero returns to an alien world, only to find his home destroyed and his quest derailed by a women-ruled city.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Counter-Earth · alien world · mirror world · planetary romance · city-state politics · matriarchy · slave society · fantasy secondary world · ancient world feel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1706
A multi-author anthology of animal-centered fantasy and sci-fi stories, with rescue themes and many shared-world tie-ins.
Why this is here
Setting labels: urban fantasy · fantasy world · science fiction world · paranormal world · shared universe · existing series worlds · preexisting world · future setting · historical feel · Halloween setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1712
An outworld adventurer and his new team face trials, cult threats, and rising conflicts in a game-like fantasy world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · interdimensional realm · alternate reality · astral space · city setting · contested world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1730
